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Investment opportunities
• Large pool of qualified staff for industry and other sectors of the economy,
• developed system of business infrastructure and financial institutions in Kielce and larger towns,
• well developed educational base,
• large potential for agricultural and horticultural production,
• important mineral deposits used for production of construction materials (lime, cement),
• rich resources of mineral waters,
• developed base of spas, sanatoriums, convalescence hospitals, recreational centres, hotels and private quarters in health resorts,
• consecutive modernization of road network (route S7 and national routes 74 and 73) as well as of the base of available investment grounds,
• relatively low cost of labour: the average in the voivodeship - 3 303.50 PLN per month, worker’s gross salary - between 1750 and 3000 PLN,
• developing base of the ecological food producers.
Sectors with huge potential
Metal
• industrial traditions of the region:
o renowned companies in the sector:
metal plant ZM MESKO - operating since 1924,
Celsa Huta Ostrowiec steel mill - two centuries of operations,
mining-metal plant ZGM ZĊbiec,
bus plant MAN Bus Starachowice,
• ĝwiĊtokrzyskie region of Cooperative Casting Plants,
• potential partners and suppliers for the metal sector e.g.: Total area of the
Voivodeship 11 711 km2 Number of citizens: - in urban areas 1 263 thous. 44.6%
Population per 1 km2 108 persons/km2 Principal city Kielce
Bigger cities in the Voivodeship
Ostrowiec ĝwiĊtokrzyski, Starachowice, SkarĪysko Kamienna, Sandomierz, KoĔskie Special Economic Zones Starachowicka
Tarnobrzeska Industrial & Technology
Parks
Kielce Technology Park
Regional Science-Technology Centre Regional Investor
Assistance Centre
Kielce - Kielce City Hall
ĝwiĊtokrzyskie Investor Assistance Centre
o Zakłady Górniczo-Metalowe ZĊbiec S.A. (laureate of the Polish Quality Award of 2004)
o Perfopol Ltd. (the largest producer of perforated sheet and metal nets) o ball bearings plant „NSK Bearings” S.A. with the share of Japanese capital o Centrum Produkcyjne Pneumatyki „Prema” S.A.
o Zakłady Metalowe Mesko S.A - ammo maker o steel mill Celsa „Huta Ostrowiec” Sp. z o.o.
o Polish Foundries S.A. with headquarters in Starachowice o MAN Bus Sp. z o.o.
o metal sector representatives operating on the territory of SEZ „Starachowice” (e.g. „Gerda 3” Sp. z o.o., Bauma - System S.A., Orizzonte Polska Sp. z o.o., Zakład NarzĊdzi Sp. z o.o.)
o G+Partners
• network of technical schools with required profiles, e.g. Kielce University of Technology, secondary technical schools.
Construction
• the largest construction companies in Poland, present in the voivodeship,
• the biggest foreign investors in the region - from Great Britain, France, Germany, Japan, Belgium, USA,
• well-prepared and qualified staff,
• construction cluster:
o over 3 000 construction companies in the region e.g.:
Dorbud S.A.
Skanska S.A.
Trakt Sp. z o.o.
Geolbud S.A.
Fakt Budownictwo Sp. z o.o.
Kolporter Development S.A
Echo Investment S.A.
Master Kort Sp. z o.o.
Eiffage - Mitex S.A,
Fart Sp. z o.o.
Kartel S.A.
Condite S.A.
Akwedukt Sp. z o.o.
Chemadin Export Sp.z o.o.,
Hydromel KoĔskie Sp.z o.o.
• large network of finishing materials suppliers:
o „Rovese” S.A.
o „Barlinek” S.A.
o „Jezierski Okna” Sp. z o.o.
o „Nordiska Ekofiber” Sp. z o.o.
o „CK Bruk” S.A.
o „Fabet” S.A.
o „Holzexport” Sp. z o.o.
o „Ceramika KoĔskie” Sp. z o.o.
o „Stolbud Włoszczowa” S.A.
o „Alpol” Sp. z o.o.
• well-developed net of technical schools: Kielce University of Technology (faculties: construction, electrotechnology), technical secondary schools,
• presence of international construction companies and concerns:
o Skanska AB (Sweden)
o Epstein (USA)
o Acciona (Spain)
o Apollo-Rida Poland (USA)
o Bau Holding Strabag AG (Austria)
o BEG S.A i Eiffage Construction (France)
Spa and wellness
• region with specific natural (law-protected) and climatic values,
• numerous national and landscape parks, large forest complexes, water basins, good condition of natural environment,
• rich mineral water sources: 3rd place in Poland if the presence of mineral waters is concerned,
• proximity of big urban areas: Cracow, Katowice, Warsaw, ŁódĨ, region easily available for potential tourists,
• numerous sanatoria with broad therapeutic profiles,
• the most famous health resorts located in: Busko-Zdrój, Solec-Zdrój, Czarniecka Góra,
• 11 sanatoria (1491 beds) and 3 sanatoria-hospitals (534 beds) located in Busko and Solec Zdrój,
• natural environment friendly for a development of sanatoria, well-qualified medical staff,
• competitive prices and low costs of business activity, opportunity to broaden health offer with an alternative tourism programme.
Economic potential
Gross domestic product in 2012
in mln PLN in % per capita
Poland 1 615 894 100 41 934
ĝwiĊtokrzyskie 40 126 2.5 31 459
Source: Central Statistical Office
Gross value added by kind of activity (mln) in 2012
Total Agriculture, hunting and forestry; fishing Industry Con-struction
Trade and repair; hotels and restaurants; transport, storage and communication Financial and insurance activity; real estate, renting and business activities Other service activities Poland 1 431 872 44 568 374 690 112 412 426 127 126 720 347 355 ĝwiĊtokrzyskie 35 556 1 466 9 292 3 337 9 976 2 695 8 790 Source: Central Statistical Office
Average monthly gross wages and salaries (PLN) in 2014
Poland 3 980.24
ĝwiĊtokrzyskie 3 303.05 Source: Central Statistical Office Local job market
Economic activity of the population aged 15 and more IV Q 2014
Economically active persons (in thous.) Activity rate (%) Registered unemployment rate (%) Poland 17 427 56.3 11.5 ĝwiĊtokrzyskie 655 55.3 14.2
Registered unemployed persons by educational level in IV Q 2014
Total Tertiary Vocational General Basic vocational Lower secondary, primary and incomplete primary Poland 1 825.2 225.4 401 191.9 504.3 502.6 ĝwiĊtokrzyskie 75.4 11.4 19.2 7.9 21.3 15.6 Source: Central Statistical Office
Tab. 1. Registered unemployed persons by educational level
Registered unemployed persons by age in IV Q 2014
Total 24 years and
less
25-34 35-44 45-54 55 years and more Poland 1 825.2 302 509.4 382.1 339.6 292.1
ĝwiĊtokrzyskie 75.4 13.9 22.4 15.4 13.3 10.5
Source: Central Statistical Office
Tab.2 Registered unemployed persons by age.
Higher education institutions including non-public higher education institutions
Higher education institutions in 2014/2015 academic year
Schools Students Non-public schools In non-public schools Poland 428 294 1 469 386 539 884 ĝwiĊtokrzyskie 15 12 24 306 12 628
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Selected higher education institutions
Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce
selected faculties: philology (Polish, Russian, English, Germanic), biotechnology, chemistry, computer science and econometrics, design, logistics, economics, technical physics, computer science, physiotherapy, public health.
Kielce University of Technology
selected faculties: energy, electrical engineering, electronics and telecommunications, geological engineering, construction, automation and robotics, engineering data, geodesy and cartography, management and production engineering.
Selected investors who have invested in the region
Firm Sector Location
NSK Bearings Polska Metal Kielce
DS Smith Polska paper Kielce
GdF Suez Energia Polska S.A energy Połaniec
Grupa OĪarów construction OĪarów Lafarge Cementownia Małogoszcz construction Małogoszcz Grupa NSG Polska non-metal production Sandomierz
Dyckerhoff Polska construction Sitkówka-Nowiny Schmidt Polska services, metal production Kielce
Lhoist Bukowa construction Bukowa/Krasocin Lafarge Nida Gips construction Gacki/PiĔczów Celsa „Huta Ostrowiec” Sp. z o.o. smelting Ostrowiec ĝw.
Useful addresses
ĝwiĊtokrzyskie Marshal’s Office
Urząd Marszałkowski Województwa ĝwiĊtokrzyskiego
Al. IX Wieków Kielc 3 25-516 Kielce
Tel: +48 41 342 15 49, 344 60 45, 344 33 47 Fax: +48 41 344 52 65
www.sejmik.kielce.pl
ĝwiĊtokrzyskie Governor’s Office (ĝwiĊtokrzyski Urząd Wojewódzki)
Al. IX Wieków Kielc 3 25-516 Kielce
Tel: +48 41 342 11 15, 344 29 56 Fax: +48 41 344 48 32
www.kielce.uw.gov.pl
Information has been updated by the ĝwiĊtokrzyskie Voivodship Investor Assistance Centre, on 27 May 2015.
